Table 5 Comparison of the average risk factors of different changes in white matter in different subgroups of OSA

Age (year)

38.32 ± 6.28

36.82 ± 6.36

40.10 ± 5.32

45.00 ± 3.00

0.123

BMI (kg/m²)

29.27 ± 3.54

28.31 ± 2.58

30.10 ± 3.47

35.16 ± 6.04

0.000

FBS (mg/dl)

99.15 ± 10.36

95.77 ± 10.16

105.40 ± 7.58

108.67 ± 3.2

0.006

Systolic blood pressure (mm/Hg)

125.45 ± 6.45

123.89 ± 5.60

128.30 ± 7.81

130.0 ± 5.0

0.031

Diastolic blood pressure (mm/Hg)

77.40 ± 3.68

76.70 ± 3.57

78.50 ± 3.37

80.00 ± 5.00

0.013

ARWMC score

4.23 ± 3.00

1.33 ± 0.57

4.42 ± 1.90

6.66 ± 4.61

0.018

Number of lesions

3.46 ± 1.56

2 ± 1.41

3.85 ± 1.06

5.00 ± 1.41

0.001